Estonian
Proper noun
Eeva
- Eve (wife of Adam)
- a female given name of biblical origin (more common in the form Eva)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːʋɑ/, [ˈe̞ːʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -eːʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ee‧va
- Hyphenation(key): Ee‧va
Etymology 1
From Latin Ē̆va, from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā́).
Proper noun
Eeva
- a female given name, equivalent to English Eve
1986, Vuokko Tolonen, Lastenhuone, Otava, →ISBN, page 109:―Miks ton likan nimi on Eeva?- Why's that girl called Eeva?
- Eve (wife of Adam)
1933, Bible, Genesis 3:20:Ja mies antoi vaimolleen nimen Eeva, sillä hänestä tuli kaiken elävän äiti.- And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Usage notes
- One of the most popular female names in Finland since the Reformation.
Declension
| Inflection of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Eeva
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Eevat
|
| genitive
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Eevan
|
Eevojen
|
| partitive
|
Eevaa
|
Eevoja
|
| illative
|
Eevaan
|
Eevoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eeva
|
Eevat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eeva
|
Eevat
|
| gen.
|
Eevan
|
| genitive
|
Eevan
|
Eevojen
Eevain rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaa
|
Eevoja
|
| inessive
|
Eevassa
|
Eevoissa
|
| elative
|
Eevasta
|
Eevoista
|
| illative
|
Eevaan
|
Eevoihin
|
| adessive
|
Eevalla
|
Eevoilla
|
| ablative
|
Eevalta
|
Eevoilta
|
| allative
|
Eevalle
|
Eevoille
|
| essive
|
Eevana
|
Eevoina
|
| translative
|
Eevaksi
|
Eevoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Eevatta
|
Eevoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Eevoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevani
|
Eevani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevani
|
Eevani
|
| gen.
|
Eevani
|
| genitive
|
Eevani
|
Eevojeni
Eevaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaani
|
Eevojani
|
| inessive
|
Eevassani
|
Eevoissani
|
| elative
|
Eevastani
|
Eevoistani
|
| illative
|
Eevaani
|
Eevoihini
|
| adessive
|
Eevallani
|
Eevoillani
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltani
|
Eevoiltani
|
| allative
|
Eevalleni
|
Eevoilleni
|
| essive
|
Eevanani
|
Eevoinani
|
| translative
|
Eevakseni
|
Eevoikseni
|
| abessive
|
Eevattani
|
Eevoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevasi
|
Eevasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevasi
|
Eevasi
|
| gen.
|
Eevasi
|
| genitive
|
Eevasi
|
Eevojesi
Eevaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaasi
|
Eevojasi
|
| inessive
|
Eevassasi
|
Eevoissasi
|
| elative
|
Eevastasi
|
Eevoistasi
|
| illative
|
Eevaasi
|
Eevoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Eevallasi
|
Eevoillasi
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltasi
|
Eevoiltasi
|
| allative
|
Eevallesi
|
Eevoillesi
|
| essive
|
Eevanasi
|
Eevoinasi
|
| translative
|
Eevaksesi
|
Eevoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Eevattasi
|
Eevoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevamme
|
Eevamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevamme
|
Eevamme
|
| gen.
|
Eevamme
|
| genitive
|
Eevamme
|
Eevojemme
Eevaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaamme
|
Eevojamme
|
| inessive
|
Eevassamme
|
Eevoissamme
|
| elative
|
Eevastamme
|
Eevoistamme
|
| illative
|
Eevaamme
|
Eevoihimme
|
| adessive
|
Eevallamme
|
Eevoillamme
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltamme
|
Eevoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Eevallemme
|
Eevoillemme
|
| essive
|
Eevanamme
|
Eevoinamme
|
| translative
|
Eevaksemme
|
Eevoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Eevattamme
|
Eevoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevanne
|
Eevanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevanne
|
Eevanne
|
| gen.
|
Eevanne
|
| genitive
|
Eevanne
|
Eevojenne
Eevainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaanne
|
Eevojanne
|
| inessive
|
Eevassanne
|
Eevoissanne
|
| elative
|
Eevastanne
|
Eevoistanne
|
| illative
|
Eevaanne
|
Eevoihinne
|
| adessive
|
Eevallanne
|
Eevoillanne
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltanne
|
Eevoiltanne
|
| allative
|
Eevallenne
|
Eevoillenne
|
| essive
|
Eevananne
|
Eevoinanne
|
| translative
|
Eevaksenne
|
Eevoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Eevattanne
|
Eevoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevansa
|
Eevansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevansa
|
Eevansa
|
| gen.
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Eevansa
|
| genitive
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Eevansa
|
Eevojensa
Eevainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaansa
|
Eevojaan
Eevojansa
|
| inessive
|
Eevassaan
Eevassansa
|
Eevoissaan
Eevoissansa
|
| elative
|
Eevastaan
Eevastansa
|
Eevoistaan
Eevoistansa
|
| illative
|
Eevaansa
|
Eevoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Eevallaan
Eevallansa
|
Eevoillaan
Eevoillansa
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltaan
Eevaltansa
|
Eevoiltaan
Eevoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Eevalleen
Eevallensa
|
Eevoilleen
Eevoillensa
|
| essive
|
Eevanaan
Eevanansa
|
Eevoinaan
Eevoinansa
|
| translative
|
Eevakseen
Eevaksensa
|
Eevoikseen
Eevoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Eevattaan
Eevattansa
|
Eevoittaan
Eevoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoineen
Eevoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Statistics
- Eeva is the 31st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 18,822 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6,134 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Etymology 2
From a Karelian vernacular form of the Eastern Orthodox name Ieva, from Russian Евфимий (Jevfimij).[1]
Proper noun
Eeva
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Eeva
|
Eevat
|
| genitive
|
Eevan
|
Eevojen
|
| partitive
|
Eevaa
|
Eevoja
|
| illative
|
Eevaan
|
Eevoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eeva
|
Eevat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eeva
|
Eevat
|
| gen.
|
Eevan
|
| genitive
|
Eevan
|
Eevojen
Eevain rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaa
|
Eevoja
|
| inessive
|
Eevassa
|
Eevoissa
|
| elative
|
Eevasta
|
Eevoista
|
| illative
|
Eevaan
|
Eevoihin
|
| adessive
|
Eevalla
|
Eevoilla
|
| ablative
|
Eevalta
|
Eevoilta
|
| allative
|
Eevalle
|
Eevoille
|
| essive
|
Eevana
|
Eevoina
|
| translative
|
Eevaksi
|
Eevoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Eevatta
|
Eevoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Eevoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevani
|
Eevani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevani
|
Eevani
|
| gen.
|
Eevani
|
| genitive
|
Eevani
|
Eevojeni
Eevaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaani
|
Eevojani
|
| inessive
|
Eevassani
|
Eevoissani
|
| elative
|
Eevastani
|
Eevoistani
|
| illative
|
Eevaani
|
Eevoihini
|
| adessive
|
Eevallani
|
Eevoillani
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltani
|
Eevoiltani
|
| allative
|
Eevalleni
|
Eevoilleni
|
| essive
|
Eevanani
|
Eevoinani
|
| translative
|
Eevakseni
|
Eevoikseni
|
| abessive
|
Eevattani
|
Eevoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevasi
|
Eevasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevasi
|
Eevasi
|
| gen.
|
Eevasi
|
| genitive
|
Eevasi
|
Eevojesi
Eevaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaasi
|
Eevojasi
|
| inessive
|
Eevassasi
|
Eevoissasi
|
| elative
|
Eevastasi
|
Eevoistasi
|
| illative
|
Eevaasi
|
Eevoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Eevallasi
|
Eevoillasi
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltasi
|
Eevoiltasi
|
| allative
|
Eevallesi
|
Eevoillesi
|
| essive
|
Eevanasi
|
Eevoinasi
|
| translative
|
Eevaksesi
|
Eevoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Eevattasi
|
Eevoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevamme
|
Eevamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevamme
|
Eevamme
|
| gen.
|
Eevamme
|
| genitive
|
Eevamme
|
Eevojemme
Eevaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaamme
|
Eevojamme
|
| inessive
|
Eevassamme
|
Eevoissamme
|
| elative
|
Eevastamme
|
Eevoistamme
|
| illative
|
Eevaamme
|
Eevoihimme
|
| adessive
|
Eevallamme
|
Eevoillamme
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltamme
|
Eevoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Eevallemme
|
Eevoillemme
|
| essive
|
Eevanamme
|
Eevoinamme
|
| translative
|
Eevaksemme
|
Eevoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Eevattamme
|
Eevoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevanne
|
Eevanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevanne
|
Eevanne
|
| gen.
|
Eevanne
|
| genitive
|
Eevanne
|
Eevojenne
Eevainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaanne
|
Eevojanne
|
| inessive
|
Eevassanne
|
Eevoissanne
|
| elative
|
Eevastanne
|
Eevoistanne
|
| illative
|
Eevaanne
|
Eevoihinne
|
| adessive
|
Eevallanne
|
Eevoillanne
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltanne
|
Eevoiltanne
|
| allative
|
Eevallenne
|
Eevoillenne
|
| essive
|
Eevananne
|
Eevoinanne
|
| translative
|
Eevaksenne
|
Eevoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Eevattanne
|
Eevoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Eevansa
|
Eevansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Eevansa
|
Eevansa
|
| gen.
|
Eevansa
|
| genitive
|
Eevansa
|
Eevojensa
Eevainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Eevaansa
|
Eevojaan
Eevojansa
|
| inessive
|
Eevassaan
Eevassansa
|
Eevoissaan
Eevoissansa
|
| elative
|
Eevastaan
Eevastansa
|
Eevoistaan
Eevoistansa
|
| illative
|
Eevaansa
|
Eevoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Eevallaan
Eevallansa
|
Eevoillaan
Eevoillansa
|
| ablative
|
Eevaltaan
Eevaltansa
|
Eevoiltaan
Eevoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Eevalleen
Eevallensa
|
Eevoilleen
Eevoillensa
|
| essive
|
Eevanaan
Eevanansa
|
Eevoinaan
Eevoinansa
|
| translative
|
Eevakseen
Eevaksensa
|
Eevoikseen
Eevoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Eevattaan
Eevattansa
|
Eevoittaan
Eevoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Eevoineen
Eevoinensa
|
|
Statistics
- The surname Eeva belongs to 239 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN